/r/RomanceBooks/

r/RomanceBooks

531k members
r/RomanceBooks is a subreddit with 531k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses romance, fmc, mmc, books, and hate, and they frequently recommend/review romance novels, romance recommendations, and kindle unlimited books.
r/RomanceBooks is a discussion sub for readers of romance novels. Home of the magic search button and endless book recommendations as well as discussions about tropes and characters, book clubs, and more. Happy Endings guaranteed.

Popular Themes in r/RomanceBooks

#1
Advice Requests
: "Does anyone know how to contact KM Shea?"
4 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Giddiness inducing Banter"
2 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Wanting more recs like these books please"
1 post
#4
Ideas
: "Book (title) idea"
1 post
#5
Money Talk
: "💸 Sales and Deals! Weekly post for finding great romance deals. 23 Aug"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/RomanceBooks

#1

Romance

41 posts
#2

Fmc

: "Traumatized Fmc x Protective MMC"
30 posts
#3

Mmc

: "Traumatized FMC x Protective Mmc"
20 posts
#4

Books

20 posts
#5

Hate

8 posts
#6

Looking For

: "Looking For Actually Scary, Villainous MMCs who Stay Scary?"
8 posts
#7

Worst

7 posts
#8

Struggling

6 posts
#9

Second Chance

: "Second Chance romance with found family elements"
6 posts
#10

Salty Sunday

5 posts

Products Discussed in r/RomanceBooks

Romance Novels

84 reviews
#1
Skye MacKinnon
4.3 from 4 reviews
#2
Johanna Lindsey
4.3 from 3 reviews
#3
Larissa Brown
4.0 from 3 reviews
#1
Bonds That Tie series
5.0 from 3 reviews
#2
The Hades Saga
5.0 from 2 reviews
#3
Plated Prisoner
4.0 from 2 reviews
#1
Kindle Unlimited
5.0 from 12 reviews
#2
Lucy Score
4.7 from 3 reviews
#3
Zoey Draven
4.5 from 2 reviews

Flair Used in r/RomanceBooks

#1
Book Request
: "Secret baby romance where the child does NOT like the mmc"
65 posts
#2
Discussion
: "What’s a romance trope everyone seems to love that you just can’t get into?"
13 posts
#3
What was that book called...?
: "[WWTBC] MMC is a mechanic who hates FMC over a misunderstanding in their past, FMC works in a diner that gets set on fire"
5 posts
#4
Quick Question
: "Does anyone know how to contact KM Shea?"
4 posts
#5
Banter/Fun
: "Guilty pleasures when it comes to reading?"
4 posts
#6
Fan Art
: "Art of {Ship Happens by Mason Deaver}"
3 posts
#7
Covers, Hauls & Shelfies
: "Local Romance Store"
3 posts
#8
Review
: "My fiance‘s brother by Odette Stone"
3 posts
#9
Gush/Rave 😍
: "Wildcard Wednesday - Share your wins!"
2 posts
#10
Romance News
: "Sarah Hogle’s Moonville Series Cancelled"
1 post

Member Growth in r/RomanceBooks

Yearly
+99k members(23.1%)

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Last updated: August 26, 2026